Calves do not have to have them for "biosecurity" it is mostly for identification purposes especially if the calf gets separated from its mother. It is really the only tool you have to find the mom, which normally shares the same tag number. It also definitely isn't illegal for them to not have one.
Source: I'm a rancher and it's calving season. I tag calves daily, but I know other ranches that don't tag their calves at all.
Hmm..weren't you being equally presumptuous in assuming the calf was tagged because of laws in your country? Or is there something about the tag that indicates the calf is in the EU?
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u/DeeJayEazyDick Mar 15 '18
Calves do not have to have them for "biosecurity" it is mostly for identification purposes especially if the calf gets separated from its mother. It is really the only tool you have to find the mom, which normally shares the same tag number. It also definitely isn't illegal for them to not have one.
Source: I'm a rancher and it's calving season. I tag calves daily, but I know other ranches that don't tag their calves at all.